juvi male mergenser with babies duck

[ZombiesniperJr]

i am pretty sure it is a juvi male because it is starting to get the black and white of the adult male on its back
1male juvi mergenser with babies by Logan Baldwin, on Flickr
2mergenser lunch by Logan Baldwin, on Flickr
3male juvi mergenser with babies 4 by Logan Baldwin, on Flickr
4male juvi mergenser with babies 3 by Logan Baldwin, on Flickr
5male juvi mergenser with babies 2 by Logan Baldwin, on Flickr
6juvi male mergenser by Logan Baldwin, on Flickr
7mallard duck by Logan Baldwin, on Flickr

 

[Achaicus]

That could be the father of the chicks in eclipse plumage. The males have two sets of body feathers, breeding colors and what is called eclipse because they are drab. Some male ducks resemble females during the eclipse plumage period. It varies from species to species how long they keep that drab plumage, with some going into fall and most of the winter that way. The usual is for the breeding plumage feathers to be molted after breeding, so to see a drab male with young is to be expected if the male participates in raising the brood.

 

[ZombiesniperJr]

That could be the father of the chicks in eclipse plumage. The males have two sets of body feathers, breeding colors and what is called eclipse because they are drab. Some male ducks resemble females during the eclipse plumage period. It varies from species to species how long they keep that drab plumage, with some going into fall and most of the winter that way. The usual is for the breeding plumage feathers to be molted after breeding, so to see a drab male with young is to be expected if the male participates in raising the brood.

Thanks